New Music, Emerging from your Local Scene
Panda Riot has released the second single, "1000%", from their forthcoming album Extra Cosmic which is due out on June 10th.
This is the Dream Pop of Brian Cook and Rebecca Scott with Cory Osborne on Bass and Brian Hilderbrand on drums.
Glad Rags recently released a new single called "TECHNOPOLIS". This is the first new music from the Art Pop group since the release of their 2021 album All of Them.
You can catch Glad Rags at Golden Dagger on May 21st with Talk Bazaar. They will also be performing at Sleeping Village on June 15th with !!!.
Dream Pop group Thank You, I’m Sorry has released a new single called "Parliaments". The single perfectly captures that wistful feeling of smoke-filled summer boredom.
This is the work of Colleen Dow (Guitar and Vocals), Bethunni Schreiner (Bass), Sage Livergood (Drums), and Abe Anderson (Guitar).
You can catch Thank You, I’m Sorry on May 17th at Subt with Hey, Ily.
Warm Human (aka Meredith Johnston) has released an "Acoustic Version" of her 2021 single "Gimme A Reason". This is a stripped down, vocals only, version of one her most hauntingly beautiful tracks.
You can catch Warm Human at Sleeping Village on May 17th with Cullah and Old Pup. She will also be performing at the Hideout on June 4th with Fran and Central Heat Exchange.
Circuit des Yeux (Haley Fohr) and Matador Records have released a live EP called "Live From Chicago". The EP features four songs, “Vanishing,” “Dogma,” “Sculpting the Exodus,” and “Stranger” for her 2021 album io.
These recordings document how Fohr’s compositions transform when performed live, and for this performance she was joined by Whitney Johnson (Matchess), Andrew Scott Young, and Ashley Guerrero.
Circuit des Yeux will be touring for most of the summer and fall and will be performing at Constellation on June 16th and 17th.
Emblems have released a new single called "Virgo". This is the first new music from the quartet of Matthew Stevens, Ian O’Brien, AJ Griffith, and Jared Cummans since their 2017 album Hide & Seek.
You can catch Emblems at The Burlington on May 27th with Static Palms, Nowhere Days, and Cloudforms.
Dream Pop trio The Mini Projects have released a new single called "Sueños en Pop".
This is the work of siblings Emi Brito, Mikey Brito, and Angel Brito and for this single they collaborated with the likeminded local group Calicoloco.
This week the band drop a fun and fitting self-directed video for the song.
Psych Pop group Daydream Review have released a new single called "Sensory Deprivation" via Side Hustle Records.
This is the project fronted by Elijah Montez who is joined when performing live by Kaitlyn Murphy (harmony vocals and auxiliary percussion), Adrian Politzer (bass and back up vocals), Martin Brablic (synthesizers), Manuel Miller-Perez (lead guitar), Felipe Fiorini de Vasconcellos (drums) and Tyler Marofske (tour drummer).
Daydream Review will be touring Texas, New Orleans, Birmingham and Nashville later this month, and returning home for a show at the Hideout on May 27th.
Daniel Villarreal (of Dos Santos) has released an animated video for the lastest single, “Patria”, from his forthcoming debut solo album, Panamá 77, which is due out on May 20th via International Anthem.
The video was animated and directed by Eddie Bragin and the single was composed by Avelino Muñoz, arranged and recorded by Daniel with Cole DeGenova (organ), Gordon Walters (bass guitar), and Nathan Karagianis (electric guitar). In addition to these four, Villarreal is joined by Jeff Parker, Elliot Bergman, Bardo Martinez, Anna Butterss, and more.
Photo by Carolina Sanchez
Oslo has released the first single, "Loma Prieta", from his forthcoming debut full-length album, Great Places, which is due out on May 20th via Christmas Records.
This is the work of multi-instrumentalist TJ Horansky, and the single is accompanied by the video below.
The Darling Suns have released their second single of 2022, a "Modern" South Side love song of sorts called "Modern Days".
You can catch The Darling Suns this Saturday, May 14th, at The Venue 21 in Aurora with Mirabelle Skipworth. They will also be performing at Schubas with Hermitage Green on August 17th.
